He called his fellow Bottom star 'a selfish b******' for dying without him.

The blinds of Mayall's large semi-detached property were all closed tonight and a mourner was seen to leave flowers on the doorstep, with a solitary car parked in the drive.

A police car was also stationed opposite the cream-painted house. A silver private ambulance pulled up at around 6.40pm to remove the comic's body from the address. His death is not believed to be suspicious.